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some questions from a new z3 owner (archive)

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Posted by shay on November 19, 2000 at 21:19:26:

Hi,

I got a '98 Z3 yesterday (at a credit union almost new auto sale - I was looking for a camaro convertible, but the silver z3 fairly swept me off my feet!) and it doesn't have an owner's manual. I went to the local BMW dealer, and they didn't have one in stock, so they ordered it for me.

So I have some questions that I hope some of you can answer.

1) Can't find a trunk release from the inside. Is there one?

2) Can't open the trunk with the door key. Does this car have a separate key for the trunk or is my trunk lock broken?

3)At the car sale, they tried to sell me a whole bunch of after-sale things. I didn't go for the CD-changer ($499-) 'cos there was supposed to be a CD-player in it. However, there wasn't a CD-player in it, but then I found a CD-changer in the trunk. So I think these people were trying to get me to buy something that was already there. Does this car come with a factory-installed CD-player or CD-changer?

4) They also sold me a chapman alarm. They said the car didn't come with an alarm system. That they put an alarm system on each car in their lot to protect them until they're sold. Then, if the purchaser doesn't want to pay for the alarm, they remove it. Does this car come with a factory-installed standard-equipment alarm? My car has a "BMW alarm" sticker on each door, so even if the alarm isn't standard equipment, it seems to me that it was implied as included in the price at time of sale.

5) The engine light is on all the time. I have closed the gas tank properly, but it is still on. The car was supposed to be serviced and cleaned up, etc., prior to going on sale. Can anyone suggest anything I'm doing wrong that causes this light to remain on?

Sorry this message is so long! Anyway, hope you can help!

Shay


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